Notes:

Elmira NY Morning Telegram - 4/21/1918

Corning, April 20.-Charles E. Benedict,
aged fifty-eight, of No. 265 West
Pulteney street, while on his first
day's work at. painting a steel tower
supporting the high power electric
transmission wire which brings electric
power from Elmira to Corning,
touched the wire about 5 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, and was instantly
killed. His body fell to the ground.
Burns on his right wrist, between his
gloved hand and the wristband of his
garment, told the story, but not as to
whether he lost his foothold or balance-
and touched the wire, as he had
been cautioned not to do before he ascended
the-tower. It was his first day
on this job. Mr. Benedict was working
for Walter Stevens, who has the
contract for painting these steel.'towers
for the Corning Light and Power
corporation.' Previous to yesterday he
had been working for Contractor Stevens
getting out lumber from the
woods near Deckertown, town of
Corning. The tower from which Mr.
Benedict fell is on the north side of
the Chemung river, east of the New
York Central railroad bridge., Charles
E. Benedict had lived in Canton and
Corning the past fifteen years. He
came to Corning from Elmira and had
previously lived in Binghamton. He
would have been 59 years old one week
from today. He was twice married,
first to Eunice Wilson, who died about
ten years ago. and then to Mrs.
Anna Schuster Reynolds, who survive*
him, as do three sons Herbert, of Big
Flats; Lawrence, of West Fifth street.
Corning, and Orrin J., of No. 252 West
Second street, Corning, and two
daughters, Mrs. Thomas Sullivan of
Elmira, and Mrs. Walter Moore, of
Hornell. a sister, Mrs. Henry Balcom,
of Bay View, Mich., and two brothers,
Wells and Lewis Benedict, of Bing-
hamton, also survive. His step-daugh-
ter, Mrs. William J. George, lives in
the same house with her mother, the
decedent's wife. Mr. Benedict was a
carpenter by trade, but he also did
painting, and in Binghamton was a
railroad man.. He had worked for the
Corning Glass works and the Corning
Brick, Terra Cotta and Tile company
at the Ingersoll-rand plant in Paint-
ed Post. Coroner H. B. Smith granted
a certificate of accidental death, deem-
ing no inqust necessary. The body
has been taken to the home of his son,
O. J. Benedict, No. 252 West Second
street, where the funeral will be held
at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. the
Rev. Mr. Jenkins, of the Caton M. E.
church, will officiate. Burial will be
in Barnard cemetery, town of Corning.

Charles married WILSON, Eunice about 1877. Eunice was born in Jun 1861 in New York; died about 1909. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: SCHUSTER, Anna. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Bessie. Bessie was born about 1885 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lena married SULLIVAN, Thomas A about 1898. Thomas was born about 1878 in PA; died between 1930 and 1940. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Corning NY Evening Leader - 7/1/1924

Lawrence Benedict, of South
Corning, a lineman for the Corning
Light & Power Corporation
was electrocuted at about 3
o'clock this afternoon while at
work on a pole at tbe rear of the
Connors & Driscoll lunch wagon
of East Erie avenue.
Mr. Benedict came in contact
with a 2.200 volt wire and it is
believed that he was instantly
killed. His body fell from tbe pole,
crashing through tbe top of the
company truck which was parked
below.
Mr. Benedict was about .42
years of age. He was an expert
lineman and bad been employed
by the Corning Light & Power
Corporation for almost two years.
He was formerly a lineman for
the New York Telephone Com-
pany.
His father. Charles E. Benedict,
was electrocuted in 1919 while
painting the high tension towers
for tbe Corning Light & Power
Corporation near the New York
Central bridge.
Mr. Benedict was born in Afton,
N. Y.. and had lived In this vicinity
most of his lite. He is survived
by his wife who was Miss
Lena Moore and two children,
Alice, aged four years and Oley,
two; three brothers. Orrin J. Benedict
of 252 West Second street,
Herbert of Big Flats and Eugene
of Addison and two sisters, Mrs.
Walter Moore of South Corning
and Mrs. Thomas Sullivan of Elmtra.

Lawrence married MOORE, Lena Mae on 16 Aug 1916 in Corning, Steuben County, NY. Lena (daughter of MOORE, David) was born about 1899 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Orrin married O'BRIEN, Dolores about 1908. Dolores (daughter of O'BRIEN, William J) was born on 4 Apr 1890 in New York; died in Oct 1976 in Corning, Steuben County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: MOORE, Walter C. Walter (son of MOORE, David) was born about 1893 in New York; died on 9 Dec 1921 in Corning, Steuben County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: MILLER, Lehman. Lehman was born about 1890 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Hamburg NY Sun - 11/5/2009

Private services were held at
the convenience of the family
for Virginia Benedict Hatten,
of Hamburg, who died Monday,
October 26,2009.
She was predeceased by her
husband Harry H. Hatten. She
is the mother of Herman (Diane)
and Herbert (Mary) Hatten;
grandmother ofDavid (Deborah),
Michael, Mark (Michelle), Joseph
(Kim) and Stephen (Laura);
great-grandmother of 10; friend
of Geri and Harry Palm; "Aunt
Ginny" to Carole Palm.
Arrangements were made
through the John J. Kaczor Funeral
Home.

Family/Spouse: HATTEN, Harry H. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: REED, Ernest Andrew. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married Grace about 1925. Grace was born about 1907 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: DAILEY, Gladys. Gladys (daughter of DAILEY, Harry) was born on 24 Oct 1916 in New York; died in Nov 1996 in Corning, Steuben County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Diane. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]